About Us

John Olson

Board Member

John Olson has more than 30 years of experience in the semiconductor industry with a background in executive business management and semiconductor quality/reliability.  John Olson has been the President of Microtech Laboratories for over 20 years, which provides comprehensive failure analysis services and reverse engineering services to the semiconductor industry. He sold Microtech Laboratories in July 2023 to Serma Technologies, a leading provider of materials and failure analysis services in Europe.  Prior to starting Microtech Laboratories he worked at Texas Instruments where he held several positions managing the yield improvement activities for the mixed signal business unit, worked in strategic marketing/pricing and his last position was managing the (VOIP) voice over IP handset business unit. 

John holds a Bachelor of Sceince degree in Engineering Physics from the University of Oklahoma and holds an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.  Prior to graduation he also served 7 years in the U.S. Army Reserves working in surgery in a field evacuation hospital and served in Operation Desert Storm under the 18th Airborne Corps.